Exterior Trim

The exterior trim is going up.  We're still waiting for the cement board clapboards to arrive.  But at least we're seeing some progress out here too!

I love how it's coming out.  I think the architect did a really nice job on the design.

Another small (but necessary) thing accomplished was extending the pipe that goes to the oil tank.

Sheetrock- Day 11

They've finally got all the drywall up!  And they've started spackling parts of it- yippee!

First, here's how the pipes turned out...

Then there's the doorway that leads down into the basement...

Heading back upstairs... this is the doorway to the laundry room, off the main hallway.

And they got started up on the third floor stairwell...

When we got home, one guy was working upstairs and the other downstairs.  We politely asked if they'd mind concentrating the efforts on the first floor spackling first, and then move on to the other upstairs rooms (then we can then get the floor guys started in the kitchen and half bath!)

Happily, they were agreeable to that.  Should be three days of spackle downstairs, then sanding.

Covering Pipes

These were all still at "Sheetrock- Day 10", but I thought the issue warranted it's own post!

We weren't even thinking about the two radiator pipes that run up the wall in the family room.
Now that it will be a doorway right next to them, the contractor & drywall guy brought up the fact that they are much more accessible now than they were when they were just against the back wall.  This means that there's the higher possibility someone could get burned if they grab or even brush against them as they pass (they get SUPER hot).

Although we HATE boxing stuff in, we decided that was the best option here.

Adding drywall

Framing it out

There was also significant progress closing in where the back window used to be...

I'm approximately a week behind in my posts... things are moving along!  The breaking news is that the cabinet installation has been scheduled for Oct. 27! (Our contractor told us he'd be ready for that October 19, but the 27th is the first date the cabinet installer had available.)  Now we're making the final countertop decisions and getting that scheduled for Oct 29th, as advised by the cabinet installer.

Sheetrock- Day 10

It's getting better around here...

From the back door

Reverse- from the dining room doorway

Rock Wall

There's a neat little plastic strip that goes on the drywall placed to right side of the rock wall.  They will spackle right up to the plastic bead, and then once it's all dry, they rip the plastic bead off and it gives a nice clean edge!

Bathroom has been sound proofed &
finished hanging that drywall

We've moved on to some of the other downstairs areas...

Coat closet

Doorway/steps to the basement

Sheetrock- Day 9: The rock wall!

The progress wasn't immediately noticeable when we got home from work, but I was SO excited (and impressed) with the work they did where the sheetrock meets the exposed rock!

 Check out how nicely he shaped the drywall to fit in with the rock...

I'm sure that had to take a really long time!  While I'm getting tired of the MANY days of this part of the process, it's moments like this that make me happy we went with the crew that we did!

This is the only bit of rock wall that will be exposed, but it's a small nod to the original construction of the house.  I love it so much!